Posted on 08/10/2024 6:27:27 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
A frequently visited arch collapsed in Rock Creek Bay in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah, the National Park Service reported Friday in a news release.
The “Double Arch” geologic feature was also known by other names, including the “Toilet Bowl,” “Crescent Pool,” and “Hole in the Roof.”
NPS said no injuries were reported from the collapse, which happened on Thursday.
The Double Arch was formed from Navajo sandstone dating back about 190 million years. the news release said.
Since it was formed, the fine-grained sand feature has been subject to spalling and erosion caused by the onslaught of wind and rain. NPS said that water level changes and pounding waves are suspected of contributing to the arch’s collapse.
“This event serves as a reminder of our responsibility and need to protect the mineral resources surrounding Lake Powell,” Michelle Kerns, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area superintendent, said in the release.
“These features have a life span that can be influenced or damaged by manmade interventions.”
Glen Canyon NRA spreads out over 1.25 million acres in Arizona and Utah. It had more than 5.2 million recreational visitors in 2023 to enjoy popular attractions such as Lake Powell and Horseshoe Bend, which is on CNN Travel’s list of the world’s most beautiful places.
Collapses of strange, seemingly sturdy rock features popular with tourists do occur time to time. In Taiwan, the island’s famed Elephant Trunk Rock fell into the sea late last year.
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The NPS put fences around the biggest redwood Sequoias because the root system is relatively shallow and thus vulnerable to toppling. Too many tourists up close they fear might destabilize the ground around them. Even though the trees are thousands of years old one day they will fall regardless. Still worth a visit to see them. Some of the largest living things on this planet.
Indeed some people think erosion is something men have.
Idiots are literally calling for coating arches in plastic to keep them from eroding.
Global Warming caused this? And not normal natural processes that ensure that S happens?
Geology happens…
When I count on gravity it always lets me down.
Did Kerns mention that it’s the lake itself that’s unnatural since it was created by Glen Canyon Dam?
There is no gravity, the Earth just sucks.
It was caused by acid rain.
Toxic masculinity erodes rocks. Only women, gays and democrats should have been allowed in the area.
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